Michael Jackson's kids

Despite the fact that it was their father’s, Michael Jackson’s, first death anniversary, his three grieving children were taken by Katherine, their grandmother, to Hawaii. There they were supposed to have some fun on that sad day.

Paparazzi noticed Blanket, 8, Paris, 12, Prince, 13 with their granny, friends and a security team during their small trip to Maui.
According to the latest reports, Paris was more depressed than her two siblings concerning the loss of her beloved father. Even this time, in the pictures made by reporters, she was swimming in a swimming pool with a serious facial expression.
According to some sources, Paris’ grief was so big that she couldn’t imagine how she was going to live further. But thanks to loving Katherine, who supported her granddaughter a lot, the girl started to feel much better.
On the contrary, Paris’ brothers were spending their time playing and smiling all the time. They were simply enjoying their pleasant getaway.
That source added that everybody in Jackson’s was in grief and this fact united them all and made them much stronger. That feeling of belonging and sharing the same emotions helped the children overcome their depression.

Project Nike--Nokia-Yahoo collaboration

After tying up with Samsung, Yahoo teams up with Nokia to announce their joint venture ‘Project Nike’ on May 24. This launch will facilitate search, email and other applications pre-installed on certain Nokia mobile phones.
Some Nokia S40 devices already come installed with Yahoo Ready and Yahoo Go. Samsung’s Android and bada OS based phones also support Yahoo mobile services.
 
Yahoo seems to give tough competition to Google and Microsoft as Google incorporates its own huge eco system on Android phones and some other phones as well while Microsoft has its Windows Mobile 6.5 and forthcoming Windows Phone 7 platforms.

Typewriters still go clickety clack, In i-Pad era

Ravi Robinson has been in love with his rusty but dependable typewriter for 40 long years and the bonds still go strong. In the era of the futuristic i-Pad and compact and high-speed laptop computers, Robinson has no intention of letting go the rickety machine that is his sole source of income.
He is not the only one.
The clickety-clack of typewriters still rings the air at the old court complex, abutting the Parliament Street police station, where middle-aged typists sit under open tin sheds filing up legal documents and affidavits.
Though the government has done away with tests for clerks and stenos on typewriters, these 60-70 typists are among the last bastions for the mechanical device invented in the 19th century that had to finally give way to the computer.
Roibinson explains his marriage to the typewriter.
‘I have been working here for the last 40 years. Typewriters still have their advantages as they do not require any electricity, are portable and easy to access,’ Robinson told IANS.
He is confident that computers and laptops can never totally replace the typewriter.
Seated a few tables away, Joginder Sharma echoed the sentiment. ‘All legal documents and certificates are typed. Anyway, I do this job to earn for my family,’ said Sharma, a veteran of 22 years at the complex.
Both Robinson and Sharma feel that computer work needs basic knowledge, which may be beyond their capacity to learn at this stage.
But they frankly admit that they are emotionally attached to the machine.
Yet, despite such loyal users, the typewriters are inching towards extinction as various hi-tech gadgets and electronic equipment flood the market every day.
Until about three decades ago, typewriters were omnipresent — in millions. Twenty years ago, India produced about 150,000 typewriters annually. Now, there is not a single manufacturer.
Despite the crunch, there are many still dependent on typewriters — either for work or simply for the emotional quotient of the old machine.
Indeed, dealers and retailers repair and reconstruct old, dilapidated typewriters.
‘Five years ago, typewriters accounted for 10 percent of my total sales. Now they only account for about 2-5 percent,’ Sunil K. Chawla of Chawla Enterprises, which sells typewriters and other electronic equipment, told IANS.
He said there were many loyal buyers for second-hand typewriters.
Rajesh Palta, owner of Universal typewriters in central Delhi, said: ‘Our business of selling second-hand typewriters is doing very well. We have customers who want them repaired because they have a certain emotional attachment to them. In fact people from the American and Japanese embassies have bought typewriters from us.’
The demand for typewriters mostly comes from courts, the army as well as paramilitary forces, according to the dealers.
One said that customers go for exchange offers, buying new typewriters over computers because they find them easier to work with.
‘The older generation finds it comfortable to work on typewriters.’
Anil Sharma, 60, a retired defence ministry official, has preserved his old but well kept typewriter in his work room.
‘It has a very special place in my life since it has been my faithful partner. It is in my houses so that I can see it each day,’ Sharma told IANS.

I was ashamed of cheating on my wife: Mahesh Bhatt

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says his films “Arth”, “Zakhm” and “Daddy” were inspired from his personal experiences of cheating on his wife, being an illegitimate child and that of being an alcoholic.

“What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story… I was ashamed of cheating on my wife, of being a child born out of wedlock, of being an alcoholic. These emotions created ‘Arth’, ‘Zakhm’ and ‘Daddy’,” Bhatt posted on micro-blogging website Twitter.
His 1982 movie “Arth” is said to be a semi-autobiographical account of his extra-marital relationship with yesteryear diva Parveen Babi. “Woh Lamhe”, released in 2006, is reportedly based on Parveen Babi’s battle with schizophrenia and her relationship with Bhatt.
“Daddy” is a story about a young daughter who rescues her father from the brink of destroying himself from alcoholism. The critically acclaimed “Zakhm” is the story of an illegitimate child, played by Ajay Devgan.

India's best Medical colleges

If you wish to study at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) spend a day there. Step inside any OPD at 12 noon. Try walking up and down a corridor without getting trampled by the crowd. If you can imagine yourself one day in the future at the centre of this daily surge of humanity, handling patients swarming around your desk with patience-dare to think of AIIMS.

Everything is king-size here-from the awe-inspiring campus with nearly 18 lakh patient footfalls a year, an array of 50 disciplines, 25 clinical departments and six super speciality centres managing every type of disease, to more than 54,000 wannabes who compete fiercely for one of its 77 MBBS seats.
"It's a place that has always swarmed with brilliant doctors-chairing international committees, giving lectures around the world, getting diseases named after them. With them as mentors, students are encouraged to vie with each other and become role models themselves," says Dr R.C. Deka, AIIMS director.
The top destination in the India Today survey of academic excellence in medicine this year is once again AIIMS. As it turns out, it's not the only institute to have retained its position.
The top five medical colleges this year have survived the shake-up in the rankings, visible more in the middle order. Chasing AIIMS closely are the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune, the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry and the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) in Delhi.
The Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, gave a credible performance by moving up to the sixth slot from last year's ninth, pipping at the post the Madras Medical College, Chennai, in the process. Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, muscled its way to the seventh spot.
A welcome entrant in the Top 10 league this year is St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, which jumped four slots to grab the eighth position.
Research is what sets the toppers apart. AIIMS, which brings out more than 50 per cent of all the medical research from India, published over 1,500 original work in high-impact journals this year.
"Our faculty had 381 ongoing projects and initiated 110 new projects worth nearly Rs 58.7 crore," says Deka. At CMC, research is the mantra, too, with number of publications zooming up-from less than 100 in 2002 to over 220 now. "At least 3 to 4 per cent of our budget is set aside for research," says Dr. George Mathew, principal. From epidemiology to stem cells, motorised hands to the indigenous rotovirus vaccine-the pipeline is varied and growing.
AFMC is one of the few colleges to have research at the undergraduate level. The Indian Council of Medical Research has assigned as many as 18 projects to MBBS students here. "This is the highest a medical college has got at that level," says Lt Gen D.P. Vats, director and commandant of AFMC. There's much to learn at the 105-year-old CMC. The serene ambience, away from the madding metros, is ideal for those who believe in giving back to society.
There's a wealth of clinical experience to be gained from the Community Health and Development Unit, which sends graduates to outlying villages every year for a few weeks, to get hands-on exposure to rural hospitals. "We want to create a workforce of physicians who can meet the challenges of modern medicine and at the same time be socially conscious," says Mathew.
Along with Tufts University, US, CMC is planning to bring all lectures and demos online for students working in hospitals within its network.
For a different experience, enter the Connaught Barracks in Pune. Check out the hum and buzz, the bright young faces, the breathtaking campus and doctors in crisp white or green busy on the rounds.
The place radiates the combined aura of military discipline, the pride and power of India's armed forces along with the exuberance of a medical college. From a humble postgraduate training centre in 1948, it has grown today into a formidable institute with 29 departments, 35 courses and six affiliated hospitals-for those who want to serve the armed forces.
"We prepare 'doctor officers' and not just doctors. They have to be mentally strong in war-prone areas, alert and also compassionate," adds Vats.
Cash-rich corporates may have changed India's healthcare delivery landscape, but they do not seem to have made much headway in medical education.
That's probably because the fundamental metric of most of India's top medical schools is premised on research, in which the private sector lags seriously behind. Intellect doesn't seem to have kowtowed to the jingle of coins in the world of medical education yet.